Today Asus launched a tablet that’s basically for everyone; the Asus Memo Pad, priced at an affordable RM499. That’s like the cheapest “branded” tablet in the market now (if I’m not mistaken)!

Pronounced “meemo”, MeMO stands for “My Mobile. My Moment” and reflects the position of ASUS MeMO Pad™ as a tablet for people on-the-go. Available in three colors – Sugar White, Titanium Gray and Cherry Pink — MeMO Pad™ sports an elegant, non-slip diamond-patterned finish. The MeMO Pad™ is a tablet-only product and does not come with a dock.

Specs-wise it’s basic but heck it runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean thus it can’t be that bad. I definitely recommend this for those who needs a basic tablet on-the-go.

ASUS MeMO Pad will be available from Week 5 of January 2013 at authorized ASUS resellers.

Retail Price: RM 499

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Though everyone was rather excited for the MeMO, I was more thrilled with the Asus Taichi, the world 1st dual screen convertible ultrabook.

Asus is not getting any brownie points from me for the horrible name (hello, taichi makes people think of being slow-mo and old) and I’m sure that wasn’t the impression intended by Asus unless I missed out the message at the launch earlier.

First impressions of the Taichi was “WOW”; the dual screen, the taichi hotkey and the seamless transformation between tablet and notebook.

The Taichi hotkey: the key to everything on this ultrabook.

And of course, how compact, slim and light (1.25kg) it is! I have been using an Asus Zenbook for nearly a year and I loved it. The Asus Padfone 2 and the Transformer Prime were solid devices too. I applaud Asus for their innovative-ness and their stand in establishing their own share of the market with their dual products line-ups (think tablet + phone, tablet + docking station, tablet + laptop).

Last but not least was the VivoTab Smart tablet, which I barely took another look after the Taichi and the MeMO. Here are the specs should you be interested.

The Asus VivoTab on the right:

SPECIFICATIONS[1]

ASUS VivoTab™ Smart Wi-Fi (ME400C)

10.1-inch (1366 x 768) display

Intel® Atom™ Z2760 dual-core processor

2GB RAM

64GB onboard storage

802.11 b/g/n

265.5 x 171 x 9.7mm

580g

9.5 hours of battery life[2]

ASUS VivoTab™ Smart Wi-Fi + LTE(ME400CL)

10.1-inch (1366 x 768) display

Intel® Atom™ Z2760 dual-core processor

2GB RAM

64GB onboard storage

802.11 b/g/n + LTE

265.5 x 171 x 9.7mm

580g

8.5 hours of battery life

[1] Specifications, content and product availability are all subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on applications, usage, environment and other factors.